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Options on blown motor
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07/14/16 11:47 PM
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FishemGoCatchem
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I live in Granbury. I have a 1994 20' procraft. It's all I need to fish Granbury and the local lakes. I really enjoy fishing Granbury and participate in the working man's tour in town as much as possible. I blew the motor several weeks ago during the tournament. This is actually my dad's boat and he has overhauled this motor 2 times already. We have determined that it is not worth overhauling again.
My dad would like to get the boat running again. I need some advice and thoughts on some options. Is it worth looking for a used motor? Where is the best place to look for used motor? Should I just give up on it and sale as is? If anyone has any good advice on this situation, please weigh in.
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Re: Options on blown motor
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07/15/16 01:10 AM
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Jumpin J
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There are used motors for sale, wouldn't buy one without seeing the results of a diagnostics test. Have you priced a re-manufactured power head? If the rest of the motor is good, that could be a solution. Or, see about selling your's outright, and replacing the whole thing. I believe there was a 1996 Merc, in the Classified sections on this forum.
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Re: Options on blown motor
[Re: Jumpin J]
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07/15/16 01:54 AM
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FishemGoCatchem
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Thanks for input. We have overhauled this motor twice and I feel like a total new motor will be our route. I've never shopped a boat motor.
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Re: Options on blown motor
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07/15/16 10:02 PM
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Bobby Milam
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Find you a mechanic that can test one out before buying. Some mechanics have units that they have already rebuilt and have them for sale and will give you some sort of warranty. I know my mechanic in Arlington usually has one or two and his price seems to be about the same as a used motor on craigslist.
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Re: Options on blown motor
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07/18/16 02:59 AM
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Fishinreelslow
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Call Dale Cross he has 200 Mercs and 225 Mercs ready to go . Works out of his garage so you wont pay high dealer prices. 817-992-8017
The best fishin days are the ones you can go on
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Re: Options on blown motor
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07/18/16 03:02 AM
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Fishinreelslow
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Call Dale Cross he has 200 Mercs and 225 Mercs ready to go . Works out of his garage so you wont pay high dealer prices. 817-992-8017
The best fishin days are the ones you can go on
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Re: Options on blown motor
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07/18/16 03:42 AM
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FishemGoCatchem
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Thank you. I'll give him a shout this week
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Re: Options on blown motor
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08/05/16 06:20 PM
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buggsboy
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Do you know what's causing the motor to blow? Fix that first if you plan to get a new power head for the motor.
PB. 10 lb 12 oz
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Re: Options on blown motor
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08/29/16 02:01 PM
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FishemGoCatchem
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Call Dale Cross he has 200 Mercs and 225 Mercs ready to go . Works out of his garage so you wont pay high dealer prices. 817-992-8017 Thanks for the referral. Looks like he has a motor that will be best for my boat. I have heard from several people that this guy puts them back together great. Hopefully i'll be back on the lake soon!!
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Re: Options on blown motor
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10/24/16 09:36 AM
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FishemGoCatchem
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Dale helped me put a motor he rebuilt on my boat. We spent 3 hours on Monday switching it out. Would have been faster if I could have changed out some of the bolts faster. I took the boat out on Granbury Saturday and it ran like a champ. Great referral. Couldn't have been more pleased. Dale was awesome and I learned a ton about my new 225 Mercury. Thanks for the referral and special thanks to Dale for helping me live the dream again.
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